Clothesline prop



Nov. 18, 1952 Filed Feb. 27, 1950 s. o. ORTHWIN 2,618,455

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CLOTHESLINE PROP Filed F'eb. 27, 1950 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 INVENTOR Si n 8y0.072'7110'2'72 ATTORNEYS Patented Nov. 18, 1952 CLO'I'HESLINE PROPSidney O. Orthwin, Dayton, Ohio, assignor to Orco Products, Inc.,Dayton, Ohio, a corporation of Ohio Application February 27, 1950,Serial No. 146,461

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to clothesline props.

An object of this invention is to provide an extensible clothesline proptogether with an improved means for securing the line to the prop sothat the line will not become disengaged from the prop.

In one form of this invention a pair of elongated strips of wood aredisposed in face abutting relation and adjustably secured together bymeans of a U-shaped clamp and a slide, the clamp being fixed to onestrip with the slide fixed to the other strip. One of the strips isformed with a fork or slot in its outer or upper end for receiving theclothesline, and the line and upper strip are clamped together by meansof a clothespin which engages through a transverse opening intersectingthe slot. The clothesline is clamped to the clothespin so that the propand the line are secured together.

In another form of this invention a tapered wedging pin is used to clampthe line and prop together.

With the above and other objects in view, my invention consists in thearrangement, combination and details of construction disclosed in thedrawings and specification, and then more particularly pointed out inthe appended claim.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a detailed side elevation of a clothesline prop constructedaccording to an embodiment of this invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view partly in elevation and broken away takensubstantially on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 55 of Figure 2.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 6-6 of Figure2.

Figure 7 is a detailed side elevation partly broken away showing amodified form of this invention.

Figure 8 is a fragmentary sectional view showing another modified formof clamping the clothesline to the upper stick of the prop.

Figure 9 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 9--9 ofFigure 8.

Figure 10 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line l9--l0 ofFigure 9.

Figure 11 is a fragmentary perspective view of the upper end of the propshown in Figures 1 to 6, inclusive.

Referring to the drawings, and, first, to Figures 1 to 6, inclusive, thenumerals I0 and II designate generally upper and lower prop formingsticks which are disposed in face abutting relation. The lower stick itis formed with a point l3 adapted to project into the ground, and theupper end of stick II is formed with a slot i2 within which aclothesline M is adapted to loosely engage. The upper stick I! is formedwith a transversely extending opening 15 which intersects the slot l2and a clothespin I6 is extended through the opening'li and is adapted tohave the clamping arms I! thereof engaged about the clothesline I4.

The two prop forming sticks Ill and H are adjustably secured together bymeans of a U-shaped clamp I8 which is secured by fastening means [9 tothe lower stick IS. The clamp l8 has a bolt 20 extending through theparallel arms thereof, and a Wing nut 2| is threaded onto the bolt sothat tightening of the nut 2| will effect a clamping of the two sticksI0 and H together.

A U-shaped slide member 22 is secured by fastening means 23 to the upperstick ll adjacent the lower end of the latter, and the parallel sides ofthe U-shaped slide 22 are formed with inwardly projecting flanges 24which engage on the outer side of the lower stick l0.

Referring now to Figure 7, there is disclosed a modified form ofclamping means for clamping the two endwise adjustable prop formingsticks Illa and I la together. A pair of clamps iBa and E 8b are securedone to each of the sticks Illa and Ha and are adapted when in clampingposition to tightly hold sticks Illa and Ha against endwise movement.

Referring now to Figures 8 and 9, there is disclosed another means forclamping the clothesline to the upper end of the upper stick. A taperedwedging pin 25 is extended through the openings l5c in the upper end ofthe upper stick lie so as to wedge the line L in the lower portion ofthe opening l 50.

In the use of this invention the prop formed by the two sticks Ill andII is adjusted as to length so as to stretch the clothesline M as may bedesired or to hold the clothesline so that the clothes will not drag ortouch the ground. The line [4 is then firmly clamped to the upper end ofthe upper stick H by inserting a clothespin l6 through the opening [5 sothat the clamping arms I! of the clothespin will tightly grip theclothesline. It will, of course, be understood that, if desired the linemay be initially clamped to the upper end of the upper stick H and then2,618,455 3 the two sticks adjusted endwise as may be de- REFERENCESCITED d- The following references are of record in the What is claimedis. file of t t t;

A clothesline prop having a slot in the outer end [thereof for looselyreceiving a clothesline 5 UNITED STATES PATENTS and having a,transversely circular opening there- Number Name Date throughinterseeting said slot, and a forked 1981 513 Peterson Dec, 16, 1913clamping member halving resilient legs, extended 1,253,326 Wold "Jan.15, 1918 through said'opening and clainpingly engageable 1,514,388Hoover Nov. 4, 1924 with said clothesline between said resilient legs 10 1,585,587 Kneemoeller May 18, 1926 SIDNEY O. ORTHWIN.

